During his visit to the Baltic States, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen criticized Russian plans to roll out Iskander missiles in Kaliningrad, saying that Moscow’s response to the NATO-led European missile defense initiative was “a waste of money.” Such steps would only undermine the mutual trust between the US and Russia, NATO Chief warned, The Voice of Russia reports.
“I would encourage the Russians to face the new reality,” Rasmussen said. “We’re not enemies, we’re not adversaries, we should be partners. It would be of mutual benefit if we developed peaceful cooperation.”
Rasmussen said the Alliance was able to protect Lithuania without deploying elements of its anti-ballistic missile defense shield on the nation’s territory. he went on to say state-of-the-art technologies allowed for more flexibility of defense systems.
